Ono was a town in the territory of Benjamin, often mentioned together with Lod, and was the site of a proposed meeting between Nehemiah and his enemies.
Also known as Hakkephirim · villages
Ono was a town located in the territory of Benjamin, near Lod (1Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Neh. 7:37; 11:35). It is mentioned in the context of the descendants of Benjamin who resettled the area after the Babylonian exile. Ono is also known for its association with Nehemiah's enemies, Sanballat and Geshem, who sought to lure him away from Jerusalem to the plain of Ono, likely to harm him (Neh. 6:2). Nehemiah, however, perceived their intentions and refused to meet with them. The exact location of Ono is uncertain, but it was probably situated in the western part of Benjamin, near the border with Judah.
Approximate location: 32.022, 34.867 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
A town of Benjamin, in the “plain of Ono” (1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33); now Kefr ‘Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda, and about 30 miles north-west of Jerusalem. Not succeeding in their attempts to deter Nehemiah from rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, Sanballat and Tobiah resorted to strategem, and pretending to wish a conference with him, they invited him to meet them at Ono. Four times they made the request, and every time Nehemiah refused to come. Their object was to take him prisoner.
(strong), one of the towns of Benjamin, is first found in (1 Chronicles 8:12) A plain was attached to the town called “the plain of Ono” (Nehemiah 6:2) perhaps identical with the valley of craftsmen” (Nehemiah 11:35)
grief or strength or iniquity of him
O'NO (strong), a town in Benjamin, and reoccupied after the Captivity. 1 Chr 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Neh 7:37. A plain and a valley - the two perhaps identical - were connected with it. Neh 6:2; Neh 11:35; 1 Chr 4:14. As it is named with Lod, Van de Velde, Porter, Baedeker, and others locate it at Kefr 'Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda (Lod).
O'NO (strong), a town in Benjamin, and reoccupied after the Captivity. 1 Chr 8:12; Ezr 2:33; Neh 7:37. A plain and a valley - the two perhaps identical - were connected with it. Neh 6:2; Neh 11:35; 1 Chr 4:14. As it is named with Lod, Van de Velde, Porter, Baedeker, and others locate it at Kefr 'Ana, 5 miles north of Lydda (Lod).
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5 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0207
The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
Lod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.
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